@article{fbea66fc64054cd4aa63ed8c160a396f,
title = "Strong field dependence of the fine structure constant",
abstract = "The fine structure constant as a function of a constant background field is extracted from Schwinger's {"}proper-time{"} formalism. It shows an increase, albeit logarithmic, with field strength. Implications of this result for the observed e+e- peaks in heavy ion collisions are discussed.",
author = "Alan Chodos and Owen, {David A.} and Sommerfield, {Charles M.}",
note = "Funding Information: Fig. 3. Couplingc onstanvt ersuse xternafli eld \[in (MeV)2\],f or the caseF = 0. For very smalle xternafli eld (which cannotb eseen on the scaleo f this graph) a (E)/oe < 1, as one would expect(. See text.) The work of Alan Chodos and Charles Sommer-field was partly supported by US Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-76ER03075.",
year = "1988",
month = oct,
day = "6",
doi = "10.1016/0370-2693(88)91803-5",
language = "English",
volume = "212",
pages = "491--494",
journal = "Physics Letters B",
issn = "0370-2693",
publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",
number = "4",
}